Seawer is a self-supported hydroelectric power station that can generate electricity using seawater at the same time that it cleans up plastic waste. The huge structure separates plastic particles and fluids, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/seawater-recycling/" target="_blank">recycles seawater</a> and releases it back into the ocean. The structure receives energy from the sun, ocean and plastics and moves slowly from one polluted area to the next. The project received an honorable mention in the<a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/competition/" target="_blank"> 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition</a>.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

One of the most infamous plastic debris patches is located in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, commonly referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

Seawer skyscraper was designed to tackle this issue and generate electricity at the same time.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

South Korean designer Sung Jin Cho submitted the Seawer Skyscraper project as his proposal for this year’s eVolo Skyscraper Competition.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

The project includes a huge drainage hole 550 meters in diameter and 300 meters in depth that would be located at the heart of the GPGP.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

The structure consists of five layers of baleen filters that separate plastic particles and fluids.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

The particles are taken to an onboard recycling plant while purified seawater is stored in a large sedimentation tank at the bottom of the structure before it is released back into the ocean.

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Seawer The Garbage-Seascraper

Seawer is a self-supported hydroelectric power station that can generate electricity using seawater at the same time that it cleans up plastic waste. The huge structure separates plastic particles and fluids, recycles seawater and releases it back into the ocean. The structure receives energy from the sun, ocean and plastics and moves slowly from one polluted area to the next. The project received an honorable mention in the 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition.